{"id":178353,"date":"2025-09-10T18:52:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/police-arrest-two-suspected-armed-robbers-in-delta"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:09:09","slug":"police-arrest-two-suspected-armed-robbers-in-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/police-arrest-two-suspected-armed-robbers-in-delta","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest Two Suspected Armed Robbers in Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Anti-Crime Squad alongside the Local Vigilante in Ogwashi-Uku Division in Delta State have arrested two suspected armed robbers in the community.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects are Thywill Selvin, a male of 22 years and Guntim Bako, a male, 32 years.<\/p>\n<p>They were arrested along Chelsea Street in Ogwashi-Uku Community on 04\/08\/2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Police also recovered from the suspects, one pump action rifle with one live cartridge, one Beretta pistol with six live ammunition, three live assault rifle ammunition,One Daylong motorcycle (REG NO: SAP 369 VK), One Qlink motorcycle (REG NO: URM-750-QV), Twenty-five (25) mobile phones, Four laptops, one tablet phone, one PS4 game console, a home theatre set, two Zealot music players, five bags containing clothes, and other valuables.<\/p>\n<p>Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the report in a statement to newsmen in Warri.<\/p>\n<p>The Police PRO said,\u201dOn 04\/08\/2025 at about 0430hrs, the DPO of ogwashi-Uku received a distress call that armed robbers were operating along Chelsea Street, Ogwashi-Ukwu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActing swiftly, the DPO mobilised the Anti-Crime Squad alongside local vigilante groups to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to SP Edafe,\u201dOn sighting the operatives, the armed robbers attempted to escape, but two suspects identified as Thywill Selvin \u2018m\u2019 (22 years) of Poly Road, and Guntim Bako \u2018m\u2019 (32 years) of Kwale Junction were arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that,\u201dDuring the operation, the following exhibits were recovered from the suspects: One pump action rifle with one live cartridge, one Beretta pistol with six live ammunition, three live assault rifle ammunition, One Daylong motorcycle (REG NO: SAP 369 VK), One Qlink motorcycle (REG NO: URM-750-QV), Twenty-five (25) mobile phones, Four laptops, one tablet phone, one PS4 game console, a home theatre set, two Zealot music players, five bags containing clothes, and other valuables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SP Edafe also stated that,\u201dSome of their victims have identified the suspects and they are now in custody. Investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Anti-Crime Squad alongside the Local Vigilante in Ogwashi-Uku Division in Delta State have arrested two suspected armed robbers in the community. The suspects are Thywill Selvin, a male of 22 years and Guntim Bako, a male, 32 years. They were arrested along Chelsea Street in Ogwashi-Uku Community on 04\/08\/2025. 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